[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 31177]
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[FR Doc No: 02-11612]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Notice of Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to 
OMB for Review

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has 
submitted the following information collection to OMB for review and 
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104- 
Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of 
having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification. Comments should be addressed to: Desk Officer for USAID, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Washington DC 20503. Copies of submission may be obtained 
by calling (202) 712-1365.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Number: OMB 0412-0552.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Title: Financial Status Report.
    Type of Submission: Renewal of Information Collection.
    Purpose: In its appropriations act, Congress always requests 
country level financial expenditure data in order to determine whether 
funds appropriated to the Agency are being used for their intended 
purpose and are not used to support activities that are not in the US 
National Interest. Generally, this has been fairly straightfoward for 
assistance recipients who work specifically in one country, but harder 
to capture in the cases where recipients operate at a regional scale. 
Therefore, for each country where USAID spends money, careful review is 
necessary in order to be able to certify that funds expended do not go 
into programs where funding is prohibited, restricted or limited. 
Financial expenditure data by country is used by the agency to meet 
several reporting requirements for Congress. Country specific financial 
expenditure data is also used to determine whether the agency is 
meeting Congressional ceilings and earmarks. In addition, Congressional 
notification is required for activities in certain countries (Burma, 
Cambodia, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, etc), as well as 
activities covering certain subject matter such as activities promoting 
country participation in the Kyoto Protocol, use of notwithstanding 
authority for supporting energy programs aimed at reducing greenhouse 
gas emissions. In each case, Congress request to know the amount of 
taxpayer dollars that is expended by the program or in the specific 
country.
    USAID currently requires grant and cooperative agreement recipients 
who work in multiple countries to provide expenditure reports by 
country. The purpose of this notice is to extend the class deviation to 
the statute from the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with 
22 CFR 226.4. The information is being collected so that USAID can 
ensure programs do not fund activities in countries where the United 
States Congress has prohibited or fund programs where Congress has 
limited the types of activities that my be funded.
    Annual Reporting Burden:
      Respondents: 80.
      Total annual responses: 320.
      Total annual hours requested: 800 hours.

    Dated: May 3, 2002.
Cynthia Staples,
Acting Chief, Information and Records Division, Office of 
Administrative Services, Bureau for Management.
[FR Doc. 02-11612 Filed 5-8-02; 8:45 am]
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